Farmers to host organic dairy discussions

Friday

Mar 21, 2014 at 11:42 AM

The series of meetings open to farmers is a project of the NY Organic Dairy Initiative.

Julie Sherwood

Farmers in Delhi, Lansing, Hammond, Mohawk and Pavilion, N.Y. will host organic dairy roundtable lunch discussion meetings to share their experiences and identify goals for the upcoming growing season.The series of meetings is a project of the NY Organic Dairy Initiative/NYODI, funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute since 2005.Topics for discussion include herd health, nutrition, field crop production, building designs, pasture management, and goal setting.At each meeting, NYODI Coordinator Fay Benson will also share fact sheets, videos, online resources and contact info to help the participating farmers access the assistance of nutritionists, crop consultants and veterinarians with organic dairy industry expertise. Lunch will also be provided at each meeting.The meetings take place on March 27; and April 9, 11, 16 and 17.Registration by email to Elizabeth.burricter@gmail.com is preferred or call Sharon VanDeuson at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County at (607) 753-5078 for any of the five meetings.For more information on the NY Organic Dairy Initiative, contact Fay Benson at (607) 753-5213, afb3@cornell.edu. For more information on New York Farm Viability Institute projects, visit the website at www.nyfvi.org.

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